Lapid Criticizes ICJ Over Gaza Ruling

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned the International Court of Justice's ruling for not linking its demand to end the fighting with a demand to return Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Lapid described the court's failure as 'a moral collapse and a moral disaster,' despite usually opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned Friday's ruling by the International Court of Justice for failing to draw a connection between its demand for an end to the fighting with a demand to return Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

Lapid, normally a fierce critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the court's failure to link the two issues was "a moral collapse and a moral disaster".